Reclining-chair.



No. 845,861. PATENTED MAR. 5,1907.

W. W. EDWARDS.

REGLINING CHAIR. PPLIUATIoN FILED UNE 7,1905.

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WARREN WATKINS EDWARDS, OF JEFFERSON orrY, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907.

Application filed June 7,1905. Serial No. 264.177.

To all wit/mt it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WARREN WATKINS EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jefferson City, in the county of Cole and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful RecliningUhair, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to reclining-chairs.

The object of the invention is to provide a chair in the use of which the greatest comfort will ensue to the occupant and in which the adjustments of the leg and foot rests may be secured with facility and ease by the occupant.

With theabove and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a reclining-chair, a swill be herein: after fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, showing a chair constructed in accordance with the present invention, the leg-rest and back thereof being shown in their normal positions. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow thereon. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the form of chair shown in Fig. 1, showing an adjustable foot-rest combined with the leg-rest, said foot-rest being shown in lowered position and prior to being locked by opening it outward. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing a modified form of mechanism for operating the leg-rest, the foot-rest being shown in the same relative position as in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view, on an enlarged scale, of a part of the chair shown in Figs. 13.

Referring to the drawings, and to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 thereof, 1 designates the pedestal or base of the chair, which, as herein shown, is of the kind commonly employed in connection with barbers chairs, or, if preferred, as will be understood, any or her form of pedestal may be employed and still be within the scope of the invention. Mounted upon'the pedestal is the chair constituting the sub jectmatter of the present invention, the same comprising a base-piece 2, arms or sides 3, a seat 4, and a back 5. The base-piece is secured in any suitable manner to the upper end of the pedestal, preferably by a casting l l l 1 I 6, which will be revolubly combined with the stem of the pedestal, thus to permit the chair to rotate in the usual manner. The sides or arms 3 are secured in any preferred manner to the basc-piece, and their upper edges and inner sides may be padded or tufted as usual, as shown at 7. 'lhe seat and back 4 and 5 may be of the usual construction and will be padded or otherwise treated to render the parts soft and yielding in use. l.he seat 4 is secured to a support 7", which may be of any suitable material, preferably of wood, and to which the arms and sides are also secured, thereby rendering the seat portion of the chair rigid and durable in use. Secured to the under side of the seat-support are four hangers 8, the lower ends of which are inturned to form bracket members 9 to support a plate 10, over which is adapted to travel a band or curtain 11, preferably of canvas. The band or curtain is secured at one end to a springroller 12, housed in a sheath 13, which is supported by brackets 14 on the under side of the plate 10, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. 'lhc other end of the band 11 is secured in any suitable manner to a leg-rest 15, which is pivotally connected at 16 to the under side of the support 7. The leg-rest comprises a back plate 17 of any suitable material and a pair of side members 18, the upper ends of which are formed with eyes 19, through which pass the rivets or bolts 16, that form the means for pivotally connecting the legrest to the seat-support, the latter being provided with cars 20 to receive the rivets or bolts 16. The curtain 10 may be secured to the back plate in any preferred manner, and that part normally disposed over the leg-rest embodies two plies of canvas or other material, an inner ply formed by the curtain and outer ply 21, and between these plies are secured cushioning elements 22 in the nature of tubular cushions of any suitable material which will yield to pressure, and therefore be comfortable in use. end is provided with a rearwardly-curved lip or ledge 23 to present a rounded surface to the curtain and also to the legs of the occupant of the chair, thereby obviating the presentation of sharp corners,which would be uncomfortable. lhe back is pivotally supported from the sides or arms by bolts or pivots 24 for swinging movement relatively thereto and is provided with two depending extensions 25, the lower ends of which are The leg-rest at its upper turned at ri ht angles to their length and have pivotal y connected with them two of the terminals of a pair of links 26, the other terminals of which are pivotally connected with ears or lugs 27, projecting from the back plate 17 of the leg-rest adjacent to its upper end.

From the arrangement thus far described it will be seen that when pressure is applied to the back that there will be an upward movement imparted to the leg-rest through the medium of the links 26, so that by properly manipulating the back the leg-rest may be moved to any desired angle. Any means may be employed for locking the back against movement when the desired adjust ment has been secured, such as is common with all chairs of this character.

It will be noted that the upper end of the leg-rest is fulcrumed upon the support 7 and that the ledge 23 is disposed some distance below the fulcrum. By extending the spring-drawn curtain over this ledge and I j the spring in the curtain-roller.

fastening the end of the curtain to the legrest said curtain will tend to hold the legthis consists in the provision of a plate 33, pivotally connected at 34 with the rear side of the leg-rest 15 near its upper end, the under edge of the plate being provided With a plurality of notches or depressions 35, which are adapted to interlock with a stud or pin 36, secured to the inner side of one of the arms. The plate is provided with a longitudinal slot 37, into which projects a pin 38, carried by an L-shaped lever 39, pivoted at 40 on the outer side of one of the arms. It will be seen that by rocking the lever upon its pivot toward the back of the chair that the plate 33 will be lifted and when the desired adjustment of the back and leg rest have been secured the lever is released-to allow the pin 36 to engage with one of the locking members 35, whereupon the leg-rest will be positively held against any dropping movement. By the term spring-drawn curtain, as mentioned in the foregoing description, I mean to designate a curtain which is constantly held under tension by While the improvements herein described rest normally in the position shown in Fig. 1. l are simple in character, they will be found As the back 5 is connected to the leg-rest below the ledge the inward pull exerted by the curtain upon the leg-rest will not only result in holding said rest in a substantially vertical osition, but will also hold the back 5 norma ly in the position shown in Fig. 1. By pressing backward upon the back 5 the leg-rest will of course be swung upward by the links 26,and thereby tension the spring of the curtain. Instead of fixedly securing the curtain to the leg-rest the same may be movably fastened thereto by extending a rod 31 through the curtain and beyond the sides of the leg-rest, the ends of said rod being movable within slots in the sides of the legrest, as shown in Fig. 3. End plates 30 are pivotally mounted on the end ortions of this rod and are rigidly fastened to a footboard or support 29, while the other ends of the plates 30 are connected by a rod 32, adapted when the footboard is swung to position at right angles to the foot-rest to bind upon or engage the plate 17 and hold said footboard against movement. The end of the curtain will therefore be secured against movement, and the tension of the spring within the roller 12 will have the same action upon the foot-rest and back as that described in connection with Figs. 1 and 2. Not only does the spring-controlled curtain serve to hold the leg-rest normally in an upright position, but by reason of its peculiar formation the curtain also constitutes a cushion to add to the comfort of the occupant of the chair.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 there is combined with the leg-rest a means for holding it rigidly at any desired angle of inclination independent of the back, and

thoroughly effective for the purpose designed and will in a ready and practical manner obviate certain defects heretofore present in chairs of this character.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is 1. In a chair, the combination with a seat, of a pivoted leg-rest, a spring-drawn curtain folded upon the rest, and cushioning elements disposed between the folds of the curtain.

2. In a chair the combination with a seat and a leg-rest pivotally connected thereto; of a foot-rest slidably mounted upon the legrest, spring-actuated means for exerting a continuous pull upon the foot-rest and for holding the leg-rest normally in a predetermined position, and means carried by the foot-rest for looking it against movement.

3. In a chair the combination With a seat of a leg-rest pivotally connected thereto, a spring-drawn curtain connected to the seat and extending longitudinally of the leg-rest, said curtain normally holding the leg-rest in a predetermined position, and a foot-rest pivotally connected to one end of and movable with the curtain.

4. In a chair the combination with a seat; of a leg-rest pivotally connected thereto, a spring-drawn curtain connected to the seat and extending longitudinally of the leg-rest, said curtain normally holding the leg-rest in a predetermined position, a foot-rest pivotally connected to one end of and movable with the curtain, and holding means carried by the foot-rest for binding upon the legrest.

5. In a chair the combination with a seat, a back pivoted adjacent thereto, and a depending extension upon the back; of a leg-rest pivoted to the chair, a pivotal connection between the extension and the leg-rest, said connection engaging the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, a spring-drawn curtain disposed beneath the seat and bearing upon one end of the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, said curtain extending longitudinally of the leg-rest, and means for holding one end of the curtain in a predetermined position upon the leg-rest, said curtain automatically holding the back and leg-rest in a predetermined position.

6. In a chair the combination with a seat, a back pivoted adjacent thereto, and a depending extension upon the back; of a legrest pivoted to the chair, a pivotal connection between the extension and the leg-rest, said connection engaging the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, a spring-drawn curtain disposed beneath the seat and bearing upon one end of the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, said curtain extending longitudinally of the leg-rest, a foot-rest secured to one end of the curtain, and means for holding the vfoot-rest and the curtain in a predetermined position upon the leg-rest, said curtain normally holding the back and foot-rest in a predetermined position.

7. In a chair the combination with a seat, a back pivoted adjacent thereto, and a depending extension upon the back; of a legrest pivoted to the chair, a pivotal connection between the extension and the leg-rest, said connection engaging the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, a spring-drawn curtain disposed beneath the seat and bearing upon one end of the leg-rest below the pivot thereof, said curtain extending longitudinally of the leg-rest, a foot-rest pivotally connected to one end of the curtain and slidably mounted on the leg-rest, means movable with the foot-rest for engaging the leg-restto hold the foot-rest and curtain against movement in one direction, said curtain normally holding the leg-rest and back in a predetermined position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WARREN WATKINS EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

W. A. DALLMEYER, O. W. RAITHER. 

